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world. i m laila harrak. ahead on cnn newsroom, we re in the closing stretch of an extremely consequent midterm election. it s a dead heat for senate races in pennsylvania, arizona, and georgia. we have a preview of what s at stake for both parties. plus, some spanish-speaking communities are being inundated with election disinformation and conspiracy theories. ahead, a look at how it s spreading so easily. and ukraine is bracing for a bitter winter as russian strikes pound the power grid, leaving millions in the cold and dark. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we re now just one day away from the critical midterm elections in the u.s., and the stakes couldn t be higher. the candidates are now making their final pitch ahead of election day. up for grabs, all 435 house seats and 35 of the 100 senate seats. the outcome of this election will determine who controls congress. and while democrats currently hold a slim majorit ....
let s get down to business now. in just a few hours, the federal reserve america s central bank will make a decision on interest rates. it s pretty clear the cost of borrowing will go up but the question is, byjust how much. our north america business correspondent samira hussain reports from new york in the united states the cost of living has hit the highest level in more than a0 years. everything is more expensive. in the last year, the cost of food and vegetables is of more than 8%. today, £1 of beef is $5. last year it was $a.a0. the price of petrol has skyrocketed by 60%. and this is not a uniquely american problem. great prices are soaring around the world. the federal reserve, like other central banks is raising rates to curb inflation. here on wall street most people believe the policymakers will raise by .75%. but there are those believe the fed may adopt a more aggressive policy and raise the rates by a full percentage point. such is the urgency of combating r ....
touch. you were right. that was kind of a buzz kill. politico sam stein, thank you for the great polling information. we will speak to you again soon. thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this wednesday morning. stick around for morning joe, which starts right now. a senator who has never run anything at all, but his mouth. the senator obviously resorting to lying, cheating and trying to steal. senator, how gullible to you really think florida voters are? repeating yourself again. we ve seen this show before. socialist, socialist, crazy, marxist, silly when one would you prefer? on your list for talking points. look, the senator can play national security expert all he wants. i know he needs that for his next presidential run. yeah. i mean i don t know what you mean playing national security, vice chairman of the intelligence committee and previous chairman. it s actually my job. some of the highlights from last night s ....
covid lockdowns was anti science. tonight i can tell you that democracy is grinding through its process and there could be a speaker of the house elected tonight. now, i know that s a change from what you ve heard all week but we can report that in the next few hours, it could actually happen. the house is reconvening any second, and the ingraham angle is hearing from a high level source kevin mccarthy does have the votes to get elected. let s go live to capitol hill, things are very fluid they can change but senior congressional correspondent who has been working very hard this week, chad perfect gram is standing by. chad what can you tell us? laura good evening, kevin mccarthy gained support as speaker on two roll call votes today. he did not gain any support on 11 votes for speaker over the previous three days. the question is whether mccarthy can close the deal tonight. we are told he should have the votes later on and be sworn in as speaker. two of his supporters ....
the wo woods just yet. ten storm-related deaths after facing an overnight hammering across the peninsula. residents describing what it was like to ride out one of the worst storms to ever hit the u.s. i feared for my life. i went across the street, i got sticks and it didn t last enough for the big bad wolf that puffed away. i was just scared for my children. trace: rescue and recovery efforts underway in numerous cities that have seen historic flooding, fallen trees, downed power lines, and large gaps where a bridge once connected the mainland to the barrier islands. we ve got team coverage for you tonight, kevin corke with a look at how this biden administration is responding to the storm. will nunley still on the ground and we begin with steve harrigan live in florida just 9 miles away from where ian came a short period good evening, you heard from people who rode out the storm the fear as the storm was coming through and then later we are seeing people talki ....